The Ferguson Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving. Its mission focuses on supporting health-related initiatives, community centers, and human services, reflecting a commitment to enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities. The foundation primarily funds organizations that provide essential services, including health charities like the American Liver Foundation and various local community organizations. While it has a notable emphasis on charitable causes, it also supports faith-based initiatives and food security programs. The foundation's activities are concentrated in New York, where it predominantly allocates its resources.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-size community nonprofits, especially New York–based organizations working in local community services, health-related programs, parks/recreation, or faith-based and neighborhood initiatives that can be introduced through local networks.
Good Fit
- • Local (New York, especially Long Island/Suffolk) presence or clear local program ties.
- • Program areas matching past recipients (community services, health charities, parks, local faith-based or neighborhood groups).
- • An existing relationship, referral, or prior contact with the trustees or repeat grantees.
- • Requests at the scale observed (small-to-midsize awards; many grants under $5K and occasional larger awards up to ~$50K).
Geography
Recipients are listed across four states, but observed grant dollars were concentrated in the foundation's home state (New York), with 100% of dollar amounts going to NY in the observed years.
Recipient Variety
Each year shows a moderate number of distinct recipients (12–14) and 12 repeat grantees across years, indicating a moderately broad roster; however most dollars in the latest year were concentrated among five grantees, reducing breadth in dollar distribution.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected applicants and no public application route or contact details were found; although two new recipients appeared in the latest year, the behavioral and stated process strongly suggest invitation-based giving and low likelihood that an unfamiliar applicant can readily enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
